Snappy Words is a free visual dictionary and thesaurus. Enter any word or phrase into the Snappy Words search box and it will create a web of related words, phrases, and definitions. Snappy Words could be a good resource for students that are stuck in the rut of using the same words and phrases repeatedly in their writing.

Wordia is a free visual, video dictionary. Wordia features a selection of user-submitted and professionally created videos explaining the meaning of a word. The videos focus on the everyday use of words while the text accompanying each video provides the dictionary definition of the word.

Wordnik offers definitions from multiple sources, examples of the word used in literature, links to related words, image related to the word, pronunciation recordings, the etymology of words, and real-time uses of a word on Twitter. Wordnik is an excellent online dictionary to share with students because presents definitions and content in a variety of ways.

Visuwords uses a web design to show users the definitions of words and the connections between words. To use Visuwords just type a word into the search box and Visuwords will generate a web of related words. Place your cursor over any of the words and the definition appears.

Input spelling lists for your students to use for free spelling help. Students can learn spelling words, testing, playing games, and by teach me, which will spell the word, say the word, and give the definition.

Writing poems has never been so much fun! Are you ready to get messy and SPLAT your own poem? Using the Poetry Splatter is easy. Just choose a poem title from the list. When you see your poem, you will have to fill in the blanks with words that are splattered onto the screen. Have some fun creating silly poems!

Your writing can sound boring if you continually keep repeating the same words. When you create sentences, you can make them more interesting by using words that mean the same as the word you are speaking about. This allows you to add flavor to your writing.

"Magnetic Poetry can teach vocabulary; spelling, basic reading; word play; independent thinking; imaginative personal expression; ...
I can write poetry and so can you. Just drag the words and make some sense. Of what they're meant to say. You never know, you could just write

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